Nye Bygning i København, Danmark

PROJECT : SJAKKET COMMUNITY BUILDING TYPE : COMPETITION 1ST PRIZE SIZE : 2000 m2 BUDGET : 3 000 000 € CLIENT : SJAKKET, REALDANIA FOUNDATION COLLABORATORS : BIRCH OG KROGBOE LOCATION : COPENHAGEN, DK STATUS : COMPLETION MARCH 2007 photos © Vegar Moen Sjakket Youth House A base camp for immigrant youth is to occupy a former factory building. The exterior twin peak silhouette and gables are subject to rules of preservation. We gut one of the vaulted buildings making it a vast sports hall, and jam the other with the more intimate programs. Huge garage can open up the south side to the courtyard as an extension into the urban realm. photos © Vegar Moen The canyon between the two vaulted roofs becomes the secret oasis of the kids. The studio of Ghetto Noize Records is located in a container spanning the two peaks as the only architectural addition, and the icon of Sjakket’s presence on the industrial skyline of North West Copenhagen photos © Vegar Moen Sjakket Youth House Information from Julien De Smedt Architects 190108 Sjakket Youth House : Julien De Smedt Architects All images from BIG PROJECT TEAM: Julien De Smedt, Sophus Søbye, Anders Drescher, Bjarke Ingels, Bo Benzon, Christian Dam, David Zahle, Julie Schmidt-Nielsen, Kathrin Gimmel, Louise Steffesen Nanna Gyldholm Møller, Narisara Ladawal, Nina Ter-Borch, Ole Nannberg, Olmo Ahlmann, Søren Lambertsen BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group